Installing Windows Prerequisites Using Microsoft Active Directory

Follow this process to prepare an existing administrative image that will install SolidWorks onto client computers using Microsoft Windows Active Directory.

1. Extract the 2005 Visual C++ Redistributable Package installer files and install them.
   1. Run one of these commands.

      For 32-bit versions of Windows:

      administrative_image_directory\Microsoft_C++_2005_Redistributable\vcredist_x86.exe /C /T:{C++_target_directory}

      For 64-bit versions of Windows:

      administrative_image_directory\Microsoft_C++_2008_Redistributable(64)\vcredist_x64.exe /C /T:{C++_target_directory}

   2. Create a policy to install the Microsoft C++ 2005 redistributable module:

      {2005_C++_target_directory}\vcredist.msi –

      No transform file is needed for this installation.

2. Extract the 2008 Visual C++ Redistributable Package installer files and install them.
   1. Run one of these commands.

      For 32-bit versions of Windows:

      administrative_image_directory\Microsoft_C++_2008_Redistributable\vcredist_x86.exe /x:{C++_target_directory}

      For 64-bit versions of Windows:

      administrative_image_directory\Microsoft_C++_2008_Redistributable(64)\vcredist_x64.exe /x:{C++_target_directory}

   2. Create a policy to install the Microsoft C++ 2008 redistributable module:

      {2008_C++_target_directory}\vcredist.msi –

      No transform file is needed for this installation.

3. Using Windows Server Update Services, install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.
   It is not necessary to install the .NET Framework image on Windows 7 or later.

4. Extract the Office Web Components files and install them.
   1. Run this command:

      administrative_image_directory\OfficeWeb_11\owc11.exe /extract:{Office_Web_components_directory}

   2. Create a policy to install the Office Web Components:

      {Office_Web_components_directory}\owc11.MSI

      No transform file is needed for this installation.

5. Install the Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA), by creating this policy:

   {Microsoft_VSTA_directory}\vsta_aide.MSI

   No transform file is needed for this installation.

6. Install the Visual Studio Remote Debugger (64-bit versions only), by creating this policy:

   {Microsoft_remote_debugger_directory}\rdbgexp.MSI

   No transform file is needed for this installation.